Sailmaker
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One whose occupation is to make or repair sails.
"I knew once a Scotch sailmaker who was certain, dead sure, there were people in Mars."
- 2 a maker of sails wordnet
- 3 An officer in the United States navy who takes charge of the sails. US
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"I knew once a Scotch sailmaker who was certain, dead sure, there were people in Mars."
Etymology
From Middle English *sayl-makere, equivalent to sail + maker. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sailmoaker, West Frisian seilmakker, Dutch zeilmaker, German Low German Seilmaker, German Segelmacher, Danish sejlmager, Swedish segelmakare.